Balloch residents concerned about plans for a £30million holiday resort claim their views are being ignored by their community council.

Forty-nine people have signed a petition calling for a special general meeting (SGM) to be held by Balloch and Haldane Community Council (B&HCC).

Balloch man Alexander Perrie started the petition amid claims members of the community council have not accurately represented the views of residents.

The community council formally lodged their support for the resort with Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, which is determining the bid.

Scottish Enterprise and Flamingo Land Ltd’s plans include 105 holiday lodges, an aparthotel, brewery, monorail and an indoor leisure and waterpark centre.

The developers say the resort would secure Balloch as a key tourism destination and boost the area’s economy.

B&HCC chairman Murdoch Cameron previously told the Lennox Herald the development “could only benefit the village.”

However, a total of 35,394 people have now signed the latest petition against the multi-million pound resort.

Mr Perrie claims the actions of the community council “lack integrity and honesty”, saying they have made no attempts to address any concerns raised by residents.

He said: “I collected signatures to call for an SGM. This request has been ignored.

“The cabal that run the community council are keeping the fact that a request has been made for a meeting a secret.”

The petition was received by West Dunbartonshire Council (WDC) on September 21 and handed to B&HCC during a meeting on the same day.

WDC carried out further enquiries and on October 3 they told the community council, via email, to resolve the issue with residents directly.

B&HCC secretary Jim Biddulph insisted: “We received the petition on October 23 that was sent to WDC.

“We are now dealing with it. This will be discussed at our meeting on November 7 so claims that it has been ignored are not true.”

Community councils in West Dunbartonshire operate under rules called the model scheme of establishment.

Available on the council website, the guide instructs community councils on how to carry out their duties.

It states that the community council has 14 days to hold an SGM following the receipt of “a written request (petition), signed by at least 20 persons resident within the community council area to convene a special meeting for a particular matter or matters to be debated”.

Mr Perrie claims the meeting should have been arranged when the community council were first informed on September 21.

He said: “It was not for the community council to pretend that they only got the request on October 24. That lacks integrity and honesty.

“It was not for them to pretend that receiving it by email does not count.

“They have stolen our voice and must answer for it at a public meeting.”

A spokeswoman for WDC said: “Anyone concerned that there has been a breach of the model scheme for establishment of community councils can report this to the council.